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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Which is the Real One?" sink into the ground?
(a) He stamps his foot.
(b) He dives into a pond but does not surface.
(c) He is shoved down.
(d) He falls in a hole.

2. In "A Heroic Death", what job does Fancioulle have?
(a) Cook.
(b) Butler.
(c) Driver.
(d) Jester.

3. How is the thoroughbred described in "A Thoroughbred"?
(a) Strong.
(b) Womanly.
(c) Proud.
(d) Sickly.

4. What is the woman's mouth compared to in "The Desire to Paint"?
(a) A cake.
(b) A flower.
(c) A star.
(d) A cloud.

5. What does the narrator of "The Generous Gambler" do after the Devil promises him many things?
(a) He wakes up.
(b) He prays to God.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He asks to go with the Devil.

6. How does the man lose his halo in "Loss of a Halo"?
(a) From running across the street.
(b) He sold it.
(c) During a fight.
(d) He never had one.

7. In "Portraits of Mistresses", why does the man with the mistress who is willing to please break up with her?
(a) Because she was getting too old.
(b) She broke up with him.
(c) Because she found no pleasure for herself.
(d) Because he found a new mistress.

8. In "The Generous Gambler", what does the narrator lose to the man?
(a) A horse.
(b) Half his money.
(c) The keys to his house.
(d) His soul.

9. What part of the child does the Moon touch in "The Favors of the Moon"?
(a) Her back.
(b) Her feet.
(c) Her face.
(d) Her hands.

10. What does the man's wife do in "The Soup and the Clouds"?
(a) She makes dinner.
(b) She watches the clouds with him.
(c) She eats leftover soup.
(d) She goes for a walk.

11. What does the poet say about being drunk in "Get Yourself Drunk"?
(a) People should always be drunk.
(b) People should avoid drinking.
(c) People need to help others get drunk.
(d) Drinking should be reserved for the wealthy.

12. What makes the man in "Plans" think about a cabin?
(a) His mother.
(b) A forest.
(c) A painting.
(d) A river.

13. In "The Eyes of the Poor", how many children does the narrator say the poor man had with him?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

14. In "Mademoiselle Bistouri", what does the woman ask the man?
(a) If he is a doctor.
(b) If he can give her directions.
(c) If they have met before.
(d) If he knows the time.

15. In "Mademoiselle Bistouri", what does the woman have hanging on her walls?
(a) Awards.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Tapestries.
(d) Portraits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "The Eyes of the Poor" remember the woman doing when she saw the poor man?

2. Who begins sending the artist letters after the child's death in "The Rope"?

3. In "Windows", how does Baudelaire say he feels about the legend?

4. In "Vocations", what makes the boy who says he is not very happy excited?

5. In "The Generous Gambler", what do the people in the sanctuary look like?

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